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The secondary formations on the east of the Havannah are pierced in a singular manner by syenitic and euphotide rocks united in groups.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 by Humboldt, Alexander von

For this reason soils produced from the syenitic rocks are frequently possessed of considerable fertility.

From Elements of Agricultural Chemistry by Anderson, Thomas

But the most important igneous masses are the great intrusions of syenitic granite and of basic rock which penetrate the Cretaceous beds.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

In syenitic granite the materials are quartz, feldspar, and hornblende.

From Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel by Donnelly, Ignatius

Deverneuil and Keyserling to be newer than the syenitic granite of the Ural— perhaps of tertiary date.

From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir